(squats/kettlebell swings) and the plyometric exercise (countermovement squat jumps). Subjects were allowed to miss no more than two nonconsecutive training days. Missing two consecutive training sessions or more than two nonconsecutive training...

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a Second Language (ESL) endorsement and frequently attended special district training meetings to help her perform specified ESL duties back at school. These duties included teaching Language Arts to ESL students and making sure they were...

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purpose of the intervention was to allow the students to see the many opportunities available to them in the world if they continued their education.
Pennsylvania instituted a program called Project S.H.A.R.E. This program had a 22% increase in...

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Staw and Calder’s (Staw and Calder, 1980) study of Intrinsic motivation and
norms about payment sought to learn if certain circumstances inhibit the effect of
extrinsic rewards. Previous studies had determined that under certain...

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letters
out
of
body
movements,
or
participating
in
a
clapping
game
with
a
partner.
Energizers
are
a
playful
way
to
incorporate
physical
activity
and
mental
stimulation
into
tightly
packed
school
days
(Erlauer,
2003).
Most
energizers
can
be
incorpo...

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Chapter 3
Methodology
The purpose of this thesis was to study the effects of a school-wide career introductions program on at-risk students’ perception of, interest in, and planning toward post-secondary education. The research questions that...

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particular study. I entered the parts of the survey that would benefit this study into a Google Document Form and administered both the pre-treatment and post-treatment surveys online. I focused on whether or not exposing students to various...

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Chapter 3
Methodology
The purpose of this thesis was to determine which of two assessments, the DRP (Degrees of Reading Power) or the QRI (Qualitative Reading Inventory), most effectively determined high school students’ reading levels. After...

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Chapter 3
Methodology
The purpose of this study was to examine the academic gains of students entering
kindergarten at below-grade level, on-grade level, and above-grade level, to determine the
amount of progress made throughout the year....

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Asperger
Syndrome.
There
are
zero
students
with
physical
disabilities
that
prevented
them
from
participating
in
physical
activity.
Five
first-­‐grade
teachers
from
Willow
Springs
Elementary
School
along
with
the
researcher
were
also
be
involved
wi...

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Chapter 3
Methodology
The purpose of this research project was to determine individual teacher understanding of
the RTI framework in place in their school, allow opportunity for teachers to share their insights
of how RTI influences their...

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Week
two
started
with
ten
minutes
of
unstructured
recess.
Week
three
started
with
ten
minutes
of
resting,
where
students
will
sit
quietly
with
their
heads
down
at
their
desks.
Week
four
started
with
ten
minutes
of
a
classroom
energizer
activity.
T...

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Chapter 3
Methodology
The purpose of this research project was to investigate whether the connection between
literacy achievement among English language learners (ELLs) from low socio-economic status
(SES) families and their home-literacy...

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perspective about the HLEs of ELLs from low-SES families. The instruments used to collect
data for this study are located in Appendices A through D.
The tasks that were completed in sequential order to accomplish the purpose of the...

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and to enhance students’ abilities and education experience. With new technology being made available to educators and learners a like, the researcher wondered if interactive whiteboards in elementary schools are useful and beneficial or if it...

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the questionnaires truthfully; therefore, a more comprehensive study that included follow-up
qualitative measures was needed in order to balance the data. Lastly, conducting a home visit, a
qualitative approach, created a window into the lives...

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SMART Board offer a multi-touch screen which allows more than one point of contact, meaning more than one person can operate the board at a time.
The researcher feels that if the same study was conducted on a multi-touch interactive board, the...